2020 Top Jobs in Japan Week 6
Babysitters, Kitchen Staff, and an Engineer position at Rakuten are among our top picks for this week! On Feb 10, 2020If you’re looking to work in Japan, check back here each week as we look thr…
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Japanese makeup artist Kazu Hiro wins second Oscar for work on 'Bombshell'
Makeup artist Kazu Hiro on Monday picked up an Oscar for best makeup and hairstyling at the 92nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The film, directed by Jay Roach and written by Charles Randolph, s…
The Japan tourism explosion stalled in 2019 because of a spat with South Korea
The drop in South Korean tourists stems from a trade war between Japan and South Korea that makes the US-China trade war look like a minor skirmish. South Korea was occupied by Japan from 1…
Why do Japanese people wear surgical masks? It’s not always for health reasons
Like kimono and T-shirts with English writing (sometimes vulgar, sometimes comical, always unintelligible), the number of people you’ll see in Japan wearing surgical masks is pretty surprising.…
60 more test positive for coronavirus on cruise ship in Japan
KYODO NEWS - 23 minutes ago - 14:55 | All, JapanMore than 60 additional people on a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama have tested positive for a new coronavirus, a government official sai…
60 more people confirmed with coronavirus on cruise ship in Yokohama
The cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, is seen at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, on Monday. Sixty additional people on a cr…
Sixty more people onboard quarantined coronavirus cruise test positive for virus
The new cases come as the UK government declared coronavirus as a serious and imminent threat to public health. "The measures outlined in these regulations are considered as an effective me…
Tokujin Yoshioka reveals new photographs of Tokyo 2020 torch
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka has revealed new details of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 torch, as the country prepares for the games this summer. Yoshioka used an aluminium extrusion technique to…
Japanese cherry blossoms inform Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch design
The 2020 Olympic torch has been unveiled ahead of next year's Games in Tokyo, designed by Tokujin Yoshioka to resemble the cherry blossom flower. "I designed the Tokyo 2020 Olympic tor…
Coronavirus: 60 more cases on cruise ship as 'depression sets in'
Latest diagnoses reportedly take infections on Diamond Princess, off Japan, to 130Coronavirus: 60 more cases on cruise ship as 'depression sets in'Testing onboard the Diamond Princess cruis…